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Dr Lisa Iversen

Dr Lisa Iversen
Dr Lisa Iversen
Dr Lisa Iversen

AFHEA; PhD; MSc Epidemiology: Principles & Practice; DLSHTM; BSc (Hons)

Senior Research Fellow

About
Email Address
l.iversen@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437212
Office Address

Foresterhill

Polwarth Building

Room 1:025 

Academic Primary Care 

Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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Qualifications

  • AFHEA 
    2021 - Advance HE 
  • PhD General Practice & Primary Care 
    2006 - University of Aberdeen 
  • MSc Epidemiology: Principles & Practice 
    2004 - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London 
  • DLSHTM (Diploma of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) 
    2004 - University of London 
  • BSc (Hons) Health Sciences 
    1998 - University of Aberdeen 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

2016 - present Athena SWAN self-assessment team member for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.

2016 - 2019     Athena SWAN co-champion for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.

2016 - 2019       Member University Committee for Athena SWAN leads with the Principal.

2010 - 2018     Member Institute of Applied Health Sciences Research Governance & Quality Assurance Committee.

2008 - 2009     Member, Academic Expectations Working Group, School of Medicine & Dentistry & Medical Sciences.

External Memberships

2013 - present Scottish Crucible Alumni.

2005 - 2016 Member, SAPC Primary Care Epidemiology Special Interest Group.

2003 - 2005 Member, Platform Project Rural Health Interest Group.

2001 - 2016 Member, Society for Academic Primary Care.

2001 - 2004 Member, The Institute for Rural Health.

1999 - 2011 Lay member, NHS Grampian Pharmacy Practices Committee.

1997 - 1999 Member, Grampian Local Health Council.

Prizes and Awards

2013  Scottish Crucible professional and personal leadership and development programme.

2001 - 2004  Chief Scientist Office Research Training Fellow.

Research

Research Overview

My research mainly examines the influences on women's health particularly in midlife and beyond, often using routinely collected data and includes:

  • The Royal College of General Practioners' Oral Contraception Study (a prospective cohort study established in 1968).
  • The influence of contemporary hormonal contraception on the risk of cancers in women of reproductive age.
  • Uptake of cancer screening.
  • Menopausal symptoms.
  • Sequelae of common surgeries, commonly prescribed medications, pre-eclampsia and midlife lifestyle.

 

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Epidemiology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Collaborations

Includes:

Professor Lidegaard, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen.

Dr Gerald Lip,  Clinical Director North East Scotland Breast Screening Programme & Consultant Radiologist NHS Grampian.

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Teach various aspects of epidemiology and develop teaching materials to contribute to a number of postgraduate courses.

Publications

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  • Resilience of primary healthcare professionals: A systematic review

    Robertson, H. D., Elliott, A. M., Burton, C., Iversen, L., Murchie, P., Porteous, T., Matheson, C.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 647, pp. e423-e433
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Women and chronic kidney disease: exploring gender differences in prevalence and outcomes

    Smith, R., Black, C., Iversen, L., Robertson, L. M., Marks, A.
    Royal Society of Medicine
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Women and Chronic Kidney Disease: Exploring gender differences in prevalence and outcomes

    Marks, A., Smith, R., Black, C., Robertson, L. M., Iversen, L.
    Scottish Renal Association, pp. A4
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Long-term survival benefits of thrombolysis: the Royal College of General Practitioners' myocardial infarction study

    Gilmour, K. M., Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    Family Practice, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 192-197
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Physical disease and resilient outcomes: a systematic review of resilience definitions and study methods

    Johnston, M. C., Porteous, T., Crilly, M. A., Burton, C. D., Elliott, A., Iversen, L., McArdle, K., Murray, A., Phillips, L. H., Black, C.
    Psychosomatics, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 168-180
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Smoking in young women in Scotland and future burden of hospital admission and death: a nested cohort study

    Iversen, L., Fielding, S., Hannaford, P. C.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 63, no. 613, pp. 523-533
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Factors associated with reporting classic menopausal symptoms differ

    Duffy, O. K., Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    Climacteric, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 240-251
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Factors associated with resilience or vulnerability to hot flushes and night sweats during the menopausal transition

    Duffy, O. K., Iversen, L., Aucott, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    Menopause, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 383-392
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mortality among oral contraceptive users: An evolving story

    Hannaford, P. C., Iversen, L.
    European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-4
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What is the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?

    Hannaford, P. C., Iversen, L.
    Contraception: A casebook from menarche to menopause. Briggs, P., Kovacs, G. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 132-141, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Long term outcomes in men screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm: prospective cohort study

    Duncan, J. L., Harrild, K. A., Iversen, L., Lee, A. J., Godden, D. J.
    British Medical Journal, vol. 344, no. -, e2958
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The impact and management of symptoms experienced at midlife: a community-based study of women in north east Scotland

    Duffy, O., Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    BJOG-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 119, no. 5, pp. 1-11
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and future health and mortality: a record linkage study

    Bhattacharya, S., Prescott, G. J., Iversen, L., Campbell, D., Smith, W. C. S., Hannaford, P. C.
    Pregnancy Hypertension, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-7
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The menopause “It's somewhere between a taboo and a joke”: a focus group study

    Duffy, O., Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    Climacteric, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 497-505
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Factors associated with age of onset and type of menopause in a cohort of UK women

    Pokoradi, A. J., Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 205, no. 1, pp. 34.e1-34.e13
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Is the oral contraceptive pill associated with fracture in later life?: New evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners Oral Contraception Study

    Memon, S., Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    Contraception, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 40-47
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Long term outcome of men screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm: does normal mean no action necessary?

    Duncan, J. L., Harrild, K. A., Iversen, L., Lee, A. J., Godden, D.
    Surgical Practice, vol. 15, no. Suppl. 2, pp. B1
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Menopause-related workload in general practice 1996–2005: a retrospective study in the UK

    Iversen, L., Delaney, E. K., Hannaford, P. C., Black, C.
    Family Practice, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 499-506
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Impact of lifestyle in middle-aged women on mortality: Evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners’ Oral Contraception Study

    Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C., Lee, A. J., Elliott, A. M., Fielding, S.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 60, no. 577, pp. 563-569
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Toxaemia of pregnancy and risk of mortality in later life: evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners' Oral Contraception Study

    Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C.
    Hypertension in Pregnancy, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 180-197
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • RCGP's oral contraception study - Study shows greater cancer risk: Reply

    Hannaford, P. C., Iversen, L., Lee, A. J., Elliott, A. M., Selvaraj, S., Angus, V. C.
    British Medical Journal, vol. 336, no. 7635, pp. 60
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Pre-eclampsia and risk of cardiovascular disease in later life

    Iversen, L., Hannaford, P.
    Trends in Urology Gynaecology and Sexual Health, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 6-10
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Cancer risk among users of oral contraceptives: Cohort data from the Royal College of General Practitioners' Oral Contraception Study

    Hannaford, P. C., Selvaraj, S., Elliott, A. M., Angus, V. C., Iversen, L., Lee, A. J.
    British Medical Journal, vol. 335, no. 7621
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Do people self-reporting information about chronic respiratory disease have corroborative evidence in their general practice medical records?: A study of intermethod reliability

    Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C., Godden, D. J., Price, D. B.
    Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 162-168
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Rural-urban variations in respiratory health - do they exist if we use a different measure of lung health?

    Iversen, L., Hannaford, P. C., Godden, D. J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
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